2nd Quiz Study Facts Flashcards
(40 cards)
What system contains tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bones?
The Muscular system
This visceral muscle is also involuntary?
The smooth muscle
Most of the body’s bones are long bones consisting of the ______ called the ___________?
central shaft, diaphysis
What does PO mean?
PO = by mouth
The cavity within the diaphysis is called?
medullary (marrow) cavity
The axial skeleton consists of ____
The head and trunk.
The yellow bone marrow contains ___ cells
Fat Cell
What is the difference between flexion vs. extension?
flexion = closer to the body, extension = away form the body
The Appendicular skeleton consists of ____
The body’s appendages
A Strain is_____
A twisted ligament.
A sprain is____
A torn muscle
An example of a long bone in the leg is___
Femur
The smallest blood vessel is____
The capillaries
The 5 types of bones are?
short, long, flat, irregular, and sesamoid
What is the difference between supination and pronation?
Pronation is the natural inward (up) roll of your foot, and Supination is the outward (down) rolling of your foot
What is the difference between adduction and abduction?
Abduction is the movement of a body part away from the midline of the body, while adduction is the movement of a body part toward the midline:
What separates the muscle from the skin?
Superfascia
The Cardiac muscles constitute the walls of _____, ___________ that petals through the action vascular system
the walls of the heart, the muscular pump
Bones come together to form the skeleton, which provides ________ and ________ for the body.
structure and protection
Muscle cell contributes to the body’s ability to generate_____
heat
The largest part of the hip bone is ____
The ilium
True or False: The speed of the smooth muscle Faster than the cardiac muscle contraction?
False
Babies have more bones than adults because____
Their bones fuse later on
8 2/3 - 1 1/3
7 1/3
